| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Bank, J. A. |
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Music Editor and author for Annie Bank Muziek |
| Banks, Don |
Banks, Donald Oscar |
1923 |
1980 |
Australian composer of concert, jazz, and commercial music. |
| Banner, Martin |
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American composer, editor and arranger |
| Bannerman, John R. |
Bannerman, John Roderick |
1865 |
1938 |
Scottish musicologist, composer and arranger originally from the Hebridean island of South Uist |
| Bantock, Helen F. |
Bantock, Lady Helen Francesca |
1868 |
1961 |
Poet and lyricist, wife of Granville Bantock |
| Bantock, Sir Granville |
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1868 |
1946 |
British conductor and composer of classical music. His music was influenced by folk song of the Hebrides (as in his 1915 Hebridean Symphony) and the works of Richard Wagner |
| Barbeler, Damien |
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1972 |
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Modern Australian Composer. Berbeler has twice received the 'Recommended Work' award at the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers. He holds a lectureship with Wollongong University, where is working with students from the education faculty on the "Children's Opera Project", and is resident composer at MLC and SCEGGS Secondary Colleges in Sydney. He was awarded the sought-after Ian Potter Emerging Composer Fellowship to compose seven works during 2006-2007. |
| Barber, Samuel |
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1910 |
1981 |
American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. He is one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century: |
| Barbera, Joseph |
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1911 |
2006 |
Italian-American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist, |
| Barbey, Bob |
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Song writer |
| Bardos, Lajos |
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1899 |
1987 |
Hungarian composer, conductor, music theorist, and professor of music |
| Barker, Danny |
Barker, Daniel Moses |
1909 |
1994 |
Jazz banjoist, singer, guitarist, songwriter, ukulele player and author from New Orleans. |
| Barlow, Gary |
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1971 |
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Gary Barlow OBE (born 20 January 1971) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of British pop-group Take That. |
| Barlow, Peter |
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Member of the Australian Music Band. Music Arranger |
| Barlow, S. Stephen |
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1954 |
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English conductor, pianist and composer |
| Barnard, John |
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1948 |
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Fellow of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO), an Associate of the Royal School of Church Music (ARSCM) and an active developer of church music as a composer, arranger, choir director and organist in North West London, England. |
| Barnby, Sir Joseph |
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1838 |
1896 |
English musical composer and conductor. He was conductor of "Barnby's Choir" from 1864, and in 1871 was appointed, in succession to Charles Gounod, conductor of the Royal Albert Hall Choral Society, a post he held till his death. In 1875 he was precentor and director of music at Eton College, and in 1892 became principal of the Guildhall School of Music, receiving the honour of knighthood in July of that year. |
| Barnes, Barnabe |
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1569 |
1609 |
English poet.whose work included elegies , madrigals , odes and sonnets |
| Barnes, Eric Lane |
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Eric Lane Barnes composer,writer, lyricist, pianist, director, conductor, performer and activist for LGBTQ rights. He is s the author of the critically acclaimed Fairy Tales, which received numerous awards in Chicago, New York, and London. |
| Barnes, Richard |
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1944 |
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English Singer and Music arranger |
| Barnes, William |
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1801 |
1886 |
English writer, poet, Church of England minister |
| Barnum, Eric William |
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1979 |
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American composer of choral, instrumental, and vocal works |
| Barré, J. |
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French Music Arranger and translator |
| Barrett, Michael |
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Conductor and lecturer at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. His compositions and arrangements have been performed throughout South Africa and abroad, specialising in arrangements of traditional African Music. |
| Barron, John |
Barron, John "Bannerman" |
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guitarist and singer-songwriter in Western Massachusetts and in Central N.C., for over three decades, releasing his first singles, "The Light" and "Butterfly" in 1976. Since the early 1990's, Barron has written and recorded five albums and recently completed his sixth album, "The Greatest Commandment." John "Bannerman" Barron has been an active music ministry leader for over 20 years. |
| Barry, Jeff |
Adelberg, Joel |
1938 |
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American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. |
| Bart, Lionel |
Begleiter, Lionel |
1930 |
1999 |
writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver! |
| Barthelson, Joyce |
|
1900 |
1986 |
Pianist, conductor, teacher piano, Composer and Arranger |
| Bartholomew, Ann Mounsey |
Mounsey, Ann Sheppard |
1811 |
1891 |
Pianist, organist and composer. After 1828 she became the organist at various London churches, Bartholomew composed a large number of songs, part-songs, hymns and works for piano and organ. |
| Bartholomew, Greg |
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1957 |
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American composer whose music is frequently performed across the United States and in Canada, Australia and Europe by such highly regarded instrumental ensembles as Third Angle New Music Ensemble, the Alaska Brass, and the Aeolian Winds of Pittsburgh, as well as such acclaimed choral ensembles as Seattle Pro Musica, the Oratorio Society of Minnesota, Connecticut Choral Artists (CONCORA) and Austin Vocal Arts. |